Re: GUI desktop autologin options
On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:44:05 -0700 "Sha'ul"wrote: > I'm trying to figure how setup an auto login from boot to some kind of GUI > desktop interface. What are my options? I'm not interested in Gnome 3, but > I will use anything else like Lumina, KDE, XFCE, etc. as long as it can > load straight into desktop environment when I turn on computer. Which > ones, besides Gnome 3, support autologin? Just add to /etc/X11/xenodm/xenodm-config DisplayManager.*.autoLogin: your_user_name enable xenodm in /etc/rc.conf.local with xenodm_flags= and add the startup command for your window manager to ~/.xsession If I remember correctly, it's something like xfce4-session || startkde || gnome-session || xterm to start those DEs. Other window managers are more straightforward and usually use their name as the main executable.
Re: GUI desktop autologin options
You can't click on Shut Down and leave the computer to turn off on its own? I'm using slim as the Display Manager on 6.1-RELEASE on my main laptop, with Lumina for the time being as my DE. I just added the following to the end of /etc/slim.conf and it does auto-login for me. Frustratingly, "log out" immediately logs me back in instead of prompting. If you're okay with that, then give it a go. auto_login yes default_useraxon Slim obeys the .xsession script for whatever Desktop Environment or Window Manager you've chosen, or you can adjust the default sessions in slim.conf as well. Both my .xsession and .xinitrc contain this line that starts up Lumina. exec start-lumina-desktop Cheers On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Sha'ulwrote: > I'm trying to figure how setup an auto login from boot to some kind of > GUI > desktop interface. What are my options? I'm not interested in Gnome 3, > but > I will use anything else like Lumina, KDE, XFCE, etc. as long as it can > load straight into desktop environment when I turn on computer. Which > ones, besides Gnome 3, support autologin? > >
Re: GUI desktop autologin options
Also, check the man page for the new XenoDM in base. It appears to offer autologin via Xresources. I haven't gotten myself familiarized with it yet, but I'd recommend looking at that before installing a third party display manager if you want to be dropped straight into a user session on boot. On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Ax0nwrote: > I'm using slim as the Display Manager on 6.1-RELEASE on my main laptop, > with Lumina for the time being as my DE. I just added the following to the > end of /etc/slim.conf and it does auto-login for me. Frustratingly, "log > out" immediately logs me back in instead of prompting. If you're okay with > that, then give it a go. > > auto_login yes > default_useraxon > > Slim obeys the .xsession script for whatever Desktop Environment or Window > Manager you've chosen, or you can adjust the default sessions in slim.conf > as well. Both my .xsession and .xinitrc contain this line that starts up > Lumina. > > exec start-lumina-desktop > > Cheers > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Sha'ul wrote: > >> I'm trying to figure how setup an auto login from boot to some kind of GUI >> desktop interface. What are my options? I'm not interested in Gnome 3, but >> I will use anything else like Lumina, KDE, XFCE, etc. as long as it can >> load straight into desktop environment when I turn on computer. Which >> ones, besides Gnome 3, support autologin? >> >> >
Re: GUI desktop autologin options
I'm using slim as the Display Manager on 6.1-RELEASE on my main laptop, with Lumina for the time being as my DE. I just added the following to the end of /etc/slim.conf and it does auto-login for me. Frustratingly, "log out" immediately logs me back in instead of prompting. If you're okay with that, then give it a go. auto_login yes default_useraxon Slim obeys the .xsession script for whatever Desktop Environment or Window Manager you've chosen, or you can adjust the default sessions in slim.conf as well. Both my .xsession and .xinitrc contain this line that starts up Lumina. exec start-lumina-desktop Cheers On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Sha'ulwrote: > I'm trying to figure how setup an auto login from boot to some kind of GUI > desktop interface. What are my options? I'm not interested in Gnome 3, but > I will use anything else like Lumina, KDE, XFCE, etc. as long as it can > load straight into desktop environment when I turn on computer. Which > ones, besides Gnome 3, support autologin? > >
GUI desktop autologin options
I'm trying to figure how setup an auto login from boot to some kind of GUI desktop interface. What are my options? I'm not interested in Gnome 3, but I will use anything else like Lumina, KDE, XFCE, etc. as long as it can load straight into desktop environment when I turn on computer. Which ones, besides Gnome 3, support autologin?